Empty line above titles after compiling?

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Here is a method to create a Word Macro that deletes the paragraph mark above a specific style in Word. I create a style in Scrivener called Chapter Title and assign it in the compile settings to the section title before compiling. Then I add the VBA macro below to my Word document and run it and voila! All the blank lines above my chapter titles are gone.

Below is a VBA macro that you can use in Word to find every instance of a specific style and delete the paragraph (line) just before it. Please replace "YourStyleName" with the actual name of the style you’re targeting:

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Sub DeleteParagraphBeforeStyledText()
    Dim oPara As Paragraph
    Dim sStyle As String

    ' Set the style name you're looking for
    sStyle = "YourStyleName"

    ' Loop through all paragraphs in the document
    For Each oPara In ActiveDocument.Paragraphs
        ' Check if the paragraph style matches the specified style
        If oPara.Style = sStyle Then
            ' Check if there is a previous paragraph
            If Not oPara.Previous Is Nothing Then
                ' Delete the entire previous paragraph
                oPara.Previous.Range.Delete
            End If
        End If
    Next oPara
End Sub

Here’s how you can add and run this macro in Word:

  1. Press Alt + F11 to open the VBA editor.
  2. In the Project window, find your document’s name and right-click on it. Choose Insert > Module to create a new module.
  3. In the new module window, paste the code provided above.
  4. Replace "YourStyleName" with the name of the style you want to target. Make sure the name matches exactly, including capitalization.
  5. Close the VBA editor.
  6. You can now run the macro by pressing Alt + F8, selecting DeleteParagraphBeforeStyledText from the list, and clicking Run.

Note that this will delete the paragraph before every instance of the specified style throughout the entire document.

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